La belle Hélène (Offenbach, Jacques)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
First Publication 1865
Genre Categories Operas bouffes; Theatrical Works; Operas; Comic operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For horn, trumpet, euphonium (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); Scores featuring the trumpet (arr); Scores featuring the euphonium (arr); For 3 players (arr)
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Complete

 Complete Score
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 Instrumental Score
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 Revision Report
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Parts

Complete

 Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo)
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⇒ 21 more: Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo - different copy) • Oboe • Oboe (different copy) • Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B♭) • Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B♭ - different copy) • Bassoon • Bassoon (different copy) • Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A♭) • Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A♭ - different copy) • Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭) • Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭ - different copy) • Trombone • Trombone (different copy) • Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine • Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine (different copy) • Bass Drum • Bass Drum (different copy) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Flute 1/2 (2nd doubles Piccolo - different copy)
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 Oboe
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 Oboe (different copy)
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 Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B♭)
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 Clarinet 1/2 (A, C, B♭ - different copy)
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 Bassoon
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 Bassoon (different copy)
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 Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A♭)
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 Horn 1/2 (E, F, G. A, D. C. A♭ - different copy)
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 Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭)
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 Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭ - different copy)
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 Trombone
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 Trombone (different copy)
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 Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine
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 Timpani/Triangle/Bass Drum/Tambourine (different copy)
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 Bass Drum
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 Bass Drum (different copy)
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos/Basses
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Publisher. Info. Winds, etc: Manuscript, n.d.(19th century)
Strings: Paris: C. Meissonier, n.d. Plate C.M. 10,252.
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 Flute 1
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⇒ 19 more: Flute 2/Piccolo • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 • Clarinet 2 • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Horn 3 • Horn 4 • Cornet 1 • Cornet 2 • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine • Violins I

 Flute 2/Piccolo
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 Clarinet 1
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 Clarinet 2
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 Horn 1
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 Horn 2
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 Horn 3
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 Horn 4
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 Cornet 1
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 Cornet 2
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 Trombone 1
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 Trombone 2
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 Trombone 3
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 Timpani
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 Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine
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 Violins I
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Publisher. Info. Germany: Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2282.
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 Act I - Orchestral Parts
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 Act II - Orchestral Parts
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 Act III - Orchestral Parts
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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Gérard et Cie., n.d.[1865]. Plate C.M.10,240.
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Arranger Léon Roques (1839-1923), piano reduction
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Gérard et Cie., n.d.[1865].
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, n.d. Plate H.4624.
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 Complete Score (vocal and chorus parts only)
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Selections

⇒ 6 more: No.6bis, Le jugement de Pâris: "Au Mont Ida trois déesses" (Act I, No.6), G major • No.11, Invocation à Vénus: "On me nomme Hélène la blonde" (Act II, No.11) • No.15, Duo: "C'est le ciel qui m'envoie" (Act II, No.15) • No.16, Couplets: "Un mari sage est en voyage" (Act II, No.16b) • No.18, Ronde: "Vénus, au fond de notre âme" (Act III, No.18b) • No.21b, Tyrolienne avec chœur: "Et tout d'abord" (Act III, No.21b)

 No.15, Duo: "C'est le ciel qui m'envoie" (Act II, No.15)
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 No.16, Couplets: "Un mari sage est en voyage" (Act II, No.16b)
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 No.18, Ronde: "Vénus, au fond de notre âme" (Act III, No.18b)
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 No.21b, Tyrolienne avec chœur: "Et tout d'abord" (Act III, No.21b)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano

 Complete Score
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Arranger Bernhard Wolff (1835–1906)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Bote & Bock, n.d.(ca.1866). Plate 6905 and 6906.
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 Act I
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 Act II
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 Act III
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Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Milan: Edoardo Sonzogno, 1874. Plate E.S. 11.
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Ouverture

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)

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 Horn (F)
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 Euphonium
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Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2017.
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For Piano (Root)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Frederic Woodman Root (1846–1916)
Publisher. Info. Chicago: Root & Cady, 1870. Plate 6019.
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Arranger Frederic Woodman Root (1846–1916)
Editor Robert A. Hudson (b. 1948)
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Work Title La belle Hélène
Alternative. Title Opéra bouffe en trois actes
Name Translations La Belle Hélène; Die schöne Helena; Güzel Helen (opera); Sköna Helena; La bella Elena; Frumoasa Elena; 美しきエレーヌ; La bella Helena; Прекрасная Елена; 美麗的海倫; 美丽的海伦; Ilus Helena; Den skønne Helene; Lepa Helena; Krásná Helena; הלנה היפה; Szép Heléna; Piękna Helena (operetka)
Name Aliases La Belle Helene; La Belle-Hélène; La belle Helene; Den sköna Helena; Frumoasa elena; Güzel helen (opera); La Belle Hélene; La Belle Helène; La belle Hélene; La belle Helène; The Beauteous Helena; The Beautiful Helen; 漂亮的海倫娜
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175375341; LCCN: n82099694; GND: 300115318; SELIBR: 137796; SUDOC: 080516920; BNF: 13916717f; NLA: 35186790; BNE: XX2695658
Composer Offenbach, Jacques
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJO 6
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
First Performance. 1864/12/17
Paris: Théâtre des Variétés
First Publication. 1865
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
54e année, 2e série, Nº 7, 18 Février 1865, p.78, reg.328 (vocal score).
Librettist Ludovic Halévy (1834–1908)
Henri Meilhac (1831–1897)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra
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